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This is the terrifying moment a group of yobs had a fight inside a McDonald’s before one pulled out a huge knife.
The brawl broke out at a McDonald’s in Hackney, London, yesterday in front of several shocked customers.
It comes after a violent 36 hours in London as six people were stabbed and a woman was found dead near a railway line.
In December it was reported that Met Police responded to 13,405 incidents involving knives in just twelve months, with 106 people murdered last year.
Footage shows the gang – who all appear to be young men – wrestling with each other before one pulls out a crutch and uses it as a weapon.
Members of staff are forced to intervene when the fight escalates into an all-in row in the middle of the restaurant floor – with one male worker being pushed backwards by the men.
The brawl broke out at a McDonald’s in Hackney, London, yesterday in front of several horrified customers
Members of staff are forced to intervene when the fight escalates into an all-in row in the middle of the restaurant floor
Punches are thrown and shouts can be heard – as one involved in the incident shouts ‘What are you doing bro? Leave bro.’
Meanwhile, one of the yobs involved in the fight pulls out a massive knife, according to The Sun.
The row then spills out to the ordering counter area and eventually the group of thugs leave the premises.
In the video, which was shared on Instagram, one social media user commented: ‘Absolute cowards. I’d bet each one of them would run a mile if confronted one on on. Hyenas hunting in packs.’
On Thursday afternoon an 18-year-old was slashed in Romford. That evening two men were stabbed in a knife fight in North London while yesterday morning a 13-year-old boy was stabbed outside a tube station in West London.
Separately, a 46-year-old woman was found ‘unresponsive’ on a South London street near a train line.
Metropolitan Police said officers rushed to South Street, near Romford Station, at around 4pm on Thursday where they found an 18-year-old man with a slash wound to his back.
On Thursday afternoon an 18-year-old was slashed in on South street (pictured) in Romford
Havering MPS tweeted: ‘Thankfully his injuries weren’t life-threatening. Any witnesses please call 101 quoting CAD 4523/18Jan.’
In another incident, officers responded to reports of a stabbing at the junction of Parkhurst Road and Friern Barnet Road, in Barnet, North London at 9pm on Thursday.
It said: ‘An 18-year-old man [A] was taken to hospital with a stab wound to his stomach. His condition was not life threatening.
‘A short time later, a second 18-year-old man [B] attended a north London hospital with a stab wound which his is thought to have sustained in the same incident. His condition was assessed as not life-threatening.’
officers responded to reports of a stabbing at the junction of Parkhurst Road and Friern Barnet Road, in Barnet, North London (pictured) at 9pm on Thursday
Both men were later arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and remain in custody.
Detectives are appealing to witnesses to come forward and call 101 quoting CAD 6805/19Jan.
On Friday police and paramedics were called at 9am to reports of a group of youths in possession of a knife on Bramley Road in Notting Hill, a short distance from Latimer Road station.
A 13-year-old boy had been stabbed at the scene and was taken to hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
On Friday police and paramedics were called at 9am to reports of a group of youths in possession of a knife near Notting Hill
Police attended the scene on Bramley Road in Notting Hill, a short distance from Latimer Road station, and found a 13-year-old boy who had been stabbed
Met Police said: ‘Police were called at 09:15hrs on Friday, 20 January to reports of a number of youths in possession of a knife.
‘Officers, including firearms officers, attended. A 13-year-old boy was found with stab injuries. He was taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service; his injuries were not life-threatening.
‘Officers remain in the area and a crime scene is in place. At this early stage, there have been no arrests.
‘Anyone with information is asked to call police via 101 quoting reference CAD 1645/20Jan.’
Yesterday a 46-year-old woman’s body was discovered at around 8am on Yester Road in Chislehurst, in Bromley, a short distance from Elmstead Woods train station.
Met Police attended the scene with the London Ambulance Service who declared the woman dead.
Investigations are ongoing with local residents reporting seeing a white forensics tent within the cordon.
A woman’s body was discovered yesterday at around 8am on Yester Road in Chislehurst, in Bromely, a short distance from Elmstead Woods train station
Met Police said: ‘Her next of kin have been informed. The death is being treated as unexpected and further enquiries are taking place to establish the circumstances.
‘Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information that could assist the investigation is asked to call 101 quoting CAD 1373/20Jan. To remain anonymous contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.’
Also on Friday a man was found with knife wounds and 0.3 miles away another was attacked with broken glass.
One man in his 30s was found on Oban Street in Poplar in East London with an injury to his hand, believed to have been caused by broken glass, and was arrested by police.
A second man in his 30s was found on Abbott Road in the same area with stab injuries.
One man in his 30s was found on Oban Street in Poplar in East London (pictured) with an injury to his hand
A second man in his 30s was found in Abbott Road in the same area (pictured) with stab injuries
In a statement, the Met Police said: ‘Police were called at 10.43pm on January 20 to Oban Street E14 to reports of a stabbing. A man in his 30s was found with an injury to his hand, believed caused by broken glass. He was arrested.
‘A second man in his 30s was found in Abbott Road with stab injuries. Neither man’s condition is life-threatening. Enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.’
Also on Friday a man was found with knife wounds and 0.3 miles away another was attacked with broken glass.
One man in his 30s was found on Oban Street in Poplar in East London with an injury to his hand, believed to have been caused by broken glass, and was arrested by police.
A second man in his 30s was found on Abbott Road in the same area with stab injuries.
In a statement, the Met Police said: ‘Police were called at 10.43pm on January 20 to Oban Street E14 to reports of a stabbing. A man in his 30s was found with an injury to his hand, believed caused by broken glass. He was arrested.
‘A second man in his 30s was found in Abbott Road with stab injuries. Neither man’s condition is life-threatening. Enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.’
The violence comes as Met Police responded to 13,405 incidents involving knives in just twelve months, it was reported in December, in a further sign lawless London has become the knife crime capital of the country.
Met Police responded to 13,405 incidents involving knives in just 12 months, in a further sign Lawless London has become the knife crime capital of the country
It was confirmed that the central borough of Westminster has the highest rate of offences by population with 253 since June, accounting for about one incident per 1,000 people.
Meanwhile, Bromley, Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames have the lowest rates in London, according to recent figures.
August last year proved the most dangerous month across the board with 1,125 offences alone, compared to 850 in February.
WEMBLEY: Officers at the scene of just one of London’s fatal stabbings – this one in Sudbury Town on October 30
Nearly a quarter of all killings and more than half of shootings in London are linked to gangs, mayor Sadiq Khan revealed earlier this year.
106 people were murdered in London during 2022, compared with 132 in 2021 – the lowest since 2014.
The youngest victim was 11-month-old Hazel Prajapti, while the oldest was Thomas O’Halloran, 87, who was killed in Greenford.
MailOnline has approached McDonald’s for comment.
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